Electronics Forum | Wed Jun 08 23:04:26 EDT 2022 | SMTA-64387544
Au thickness of 0.125 um should not cause solder joint embrittlement. Also, PCB fab should offer Au thickness range between 0.05-0.075 um for better process control and reliability. Higher Au thickness may suggest black pads leading to solder joints
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 07 20:17:09 EDT 2022 | SMTA-64387182
Understood, Thanks, Joe
Industry News | 2013-08-01 13:16:42.0
The SMTA announced that the Lead-Free Soldering Technology Symposium will be held on October 17, 2013 as a focused symposium at SMTA International in Fort Worth, TX.
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